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Salmon Arm prankster has tough time convincing spouse of lottery win

91ƵShe thought it was another one of my pranks and even hung the phone up on me twice91Ƶ
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Salmon Arm resident Murray Wallace recently won $675,000 with a BC Lottery Corporation Set for Life ticket. (BCLC photo)

Murray Wallace thought he may have been the target of a prank when he discovered he91Ƶd won $675,000.

The Salmon Arm resident was surprised to learn his Set for Life lottery win was legit.

91ƵMy first thought was, 91ƵIs this a joke?91Ƶ91Ƶ said Wallace in March 13 BC Lottery Corporation media release. 91ƵI said, 91Ƶwhere are the cameras?91Ƶ I thought someone had to be pranking me because I am a big prankster myself and prank all of my friends and family.91Ƶ

Wallace, a long-haul trucker, was travelling through Kamloops when he opted to purchase a Set for Life ticket from the BVD Truck Stop on Kokanee Way. He was at Sutherland91Ƶs Bakery in Enderby when he decided to validate his ticket.

91ƵI scanned it on the self-checker and then it began flashing 91Ƶwinner91Ƶ so I started freaking out,91Ƶ said Wallace. 91ƵAt that point, people started gathering around and I wasn91Ƶt sure how much I91Ƶd won yet.91Ƶ

When he learned the prize amount, the first person he told was his spouse.

91ƵShe thought it was another one of my pranks and even hung the phone up on me twice,91Ƶ said Wallace. 91ƵThen, she came inside the store and once she saw my face she believed me and we just hugged. It was amazing.91Ƶ

The Salmon Arm resident plans to have a big pig roast with family and friends to celebrate and looks forward to returning to his birthplace of Scotland to see family, thanks to his prize.

On how it feels to win?

91ƵAbsolutely surreal, emotional and euphoric,91Ƶ he said.

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